谋生
to earn enough money to buy the things you need
Everyone has to make a living. 每个人都要谋生。
You can make a good living (= earn a lot of money) in sales if you have the right attitude. 如果你有良好的心态，干销售会赚很多钱。
It's almost impossible to make a living from writing poetry.
I don't know how he makes a living delivering newspapers.
Her family made a precarious living farming sheep in the remote mountains.
See also: living noun (MONEY)